title: Heterotopic polyodontia in a cynomolgus monkey.
abstract: A case of heterotopic polyodontia was detected in a 6-year-old male laboratory cynomolgus monkey. A heterotopic tooth had erupted through the right maxillofacial area at the side of the nose, with a crustated surface. Macroscopically, the tooth was not connected with the right parotid. Radiography and histopathology of the transverse section of the lesion showed almost normal propriodentium containing alveolar bone and partial continuity with the maxillary bone. We believe this is the first case description of heterotopic polyodontia in a monkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003817:Dentition; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000502:physiology; D011859:Radiography; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*